Configuring Cisco 4006 Supervisor IV engine

[gturrubi]

I am looking at configuring a Sup IV engine for HSRP but want to configure access to the switch layer 3 area with another switch (3548XL) for testing, how can I accomplish this in a standalone environment. The two switches are not production. I would create a VLAN 2 lets say on the 4006 and then a VLAN 2 on the 3548XL? How do I access the layer 3 environment on the 4006 or do I?

 

[baddos]

You would want to setup your 4000 switch to be a VTP server, and the 3500 as a VTP client. Then setup an ISL trunk connecting the two switches. The 3500 will then get all the vlans and their configuration from the 4000. The 4000 will perform the routing as well.

-Bad Dos

 

[congogrey]

The Sup IV does not have a seperate L3 environment. It makes the 4006 a big router with a lot of interfaces. So the Sup IV is the L3 part of the switch. It is all IOS.

 

[webnetwiz]

On the contrary, if you want to access the L2 portion of the IOS running on that switch, all you have to do is run this command:

switch#vlan database
switch(vlan)#?
VLAN database editing buffer manipulation commands:
abort Exit mode without applying the changes
apply Apply current changes and bump revision number
exit Apply changes, bump revision number, and exit mode
no Negate a command or set its defaults
reset Abandon current changes and reread current database
show Show database information
vlan Add, delete, or modify values associated with a single VLAN
vtp Perform VTP administrative functions.

Note the exit command, which takes you back to the regular prompt, at which you can run the show vtp status command.

The commands above were run on a Cat4006 with SupIII running IOS v.12.1(8a)EW1, which is the first and original IOS that the box shipped with. I don't believe that this has changed in newer releases of IOS for Cat.